Pelion, the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) has launched Pelion Plans: its new managed Internet of Things (IoT) product and service proposition, revitalising its brand to target domestic and international growth.
Established in 2000, the company now boasts more than 1,000 enterprise clients across a wide range of industries such as transport, healthcare, energy and utilities, industrial IoT, asset tracking and logistics. The company had periods of investment from technology giants including Arm and Softbank, and became an independent company backed by Scottish Equity Partners in 2022.
Pelion has now refreshed its brand identity and launched Pelion Plans as part of its growth strategy.
“As an industry, MVNOs are seeing strong and sustained growth because connectivity needs of business are increasing and becoming more complex in the process with national and global deployments,” said Dave Weidner, CEO at Pelion. “At Pelion, we’ve focused on developing flexible, multi-carrier connectivity which has, in turn, enhanced reliability for our clients deploying in a single country or across the globe. We have less than half an hour of downtime per year, compared with the industry average of 87 hours. The cost of that downtime is significant – in the US, that 87 hours costs the average enterprise $22.8 million per year – so bringing that as low as possible is key.
“The last two years have been a period of really fine-tuning our offer to provide the most reliable and secure service. Now that we’ve done that work, we’re moving into growth mode, looking to expand our work with enterprises large and small in both domestic and international markets. Our evolved brand and Pelion Plans are the starting point for setting us apart.”
The Pelion IoT eSIM is an eUICC enabled IoT SIM that provides future-proof connectivity. eUICC is a software solution that delivers the capability to store multiple mobile network operator (MNO) profiles on a single SIM, so that eUICC enabled SIMs can switch with ease between MNOs.
In doing so, this provides Pelion enterprise customers with the flexibility to change the MNO profile based the location, quality of service or cost profile they are trying to achieve wherever they are deploying. If an MNO is experiencing an outage, for instance, the customer’s deployment is quickly switched to a new provider, minimising downtime.
Pelion Plans use Pelion IoT eSIMs to provide organisations with different levels of technological deployment and managed service, helping businesses scale IoT investment in line with their deployment and connectivity needs.
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